- Title Pages
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary of Hebrew terms
- Introduction
-
1 Using Rabbinic Literature as a Source for the History of Late-Roman Palestine: Problems and Issues1 -
2 The Palestinian Context of Rabbinic Judaism -
3 Research into Rabbinic Literature: An Attempt to Define the Status Quaestionis -
4 The Status Quaestionis of Research in Rabbinic Literature -
5 Current Views on the Editing of the Rabbinic Texts of late Antiquity: Reflections on a Debate after Twenty Years -
6 The State of Mishnah Studies -
7 The Tosefta and Its Value for Historical Research: Questioning the Historical Reliability of Case Stories -
8 Halakhic Midrashim as Historical Sources -
9 The Talmud Yerushalmi -
10 Problems in the Use of the Babylonian Talmud for the History of Late-Roman Palestine: The Example of Astrology -
11 Literary Structures and Historical Reconstruction: The Example of an Amoraic Midrash (Leviticus Rabbah) -
12 The Future of Ancient Piyyut -
13 Targum -
14 The Epistle of Sherira Gaon -
15 Hekhalot Literature and the Origins of Jewish Mysticism -
16 ‘Rabbinic Culture’ and Roman Culture -
17 Material Culture and Daily Life -
18 Rabbinic Literature and the History of Judaism in Late Antiquity: Challenges, Methodologies and New Approaches -
19 Rabbinic Perceptions of Christianity and the History of Roman Palestine -
20 Politics and Administration -
21 Economy and Society - Conclusion
- Index
Conclusion
Conclusion
- Chapter:
- (p.403) Conclusion
- Source:
- Rabbinic Texts and the History of Late-Roman Palestine
- Author(s):
MARTIN GOODMAN
- Publisher:
- British Academy
This concluding chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the application of rabbinic literature in studying the history of late-Roman Palestine. It has been demonstrated that a great deal of evidence preserved within the rabbinic tradition in medieval manuscripts originated in the Roman provinces of Palestine between c.200 and c.700 CE. It was also shown that rabbinic texts, even at their most reliable, can only provide a very partial glimpse of late-Roman Palestine. This chapter also highlights the inherent problems using rabbinic texts as historical source and suggests ways to overcome them.
Keywords: rabbinic literature, history, late-Roman Palestine, medieval manuscripts, historical source
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- Title Pages
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary of Hebrew terms
- Introduction
-
1 Using Rabbinic Literature as a Source for the History of Late-Roman Palestine: Problems and Issues1 -
2 The Palestinian Context of Rabbinic Judaism -
3 Research into Rabbinic Literature: An Attempt to Define the Status Quaestionis -
4 The Status Quaestionis of Research in Rabbinic Literature -
5 Current Views on the Editing of the Rabbinic Texts of late Antiquity: Reflections on a Debate after Twenty Years -
6 The State of Mishnah Studies -
7 The Tosefta and Its Value for Historical Research: Questioning the Historical Reliability of Case Stories -
8 Halakhic Midrashim as Historical Sources -
9 The Talmud Yerushalmi -
10 Problems in the Use of the Babylonian Talmud for the History of Late-Roman Palestine: The Example of Astrology -
11 Literary Structures and Historical Reconstruction: The Example of an Amoraic Midrash (Leviticus Rabbah) -
12 The Future of Ancient Piyyut -
13 Targum -
14 The Epistle of Sherira Gaon -
15 Hekhalot Literature and the Origins of Jewish Mysticism -
16 ‘Rabbinic Culture’ and Roman Culture -
17 Material Culture and Daily Life -
18 Rabbinic Literature and the History of Judaism in Late Antiquity: Challenges, Methodologies and New Approaches -
19 Rabbinic Perceptions of Christianity and the History of Roman Palestine -
20 Politics and Administration -
21 Economy and Society - Conclusion
- Index
